Facebook removes unfounded allegations about death of Nóra Quoirin

Malaysian police chief singled out Irish blogger for criticism after claims repeated in media

Members of the Malaysian K-9 unit taking part in the search for Nóra QuoirinGetty

Unfounded allegations about the death of Nóra Quoirin have been blocked and removed by Facebook.

The 15-year-old girl’s body was found 12 days ago beside a waterfall, about a mile and a half from the eco-resort where she had been staying with her family. The discovery was made nine days after Nóra went missing from her bedroom.

The area where her body was found was reported to have been covered by an earlier ...